took the 1st runner-up position. Nebraska earns the 3rd runner-up position for the second time and repeats the same placement as the previous year. She finished as 4th runner-up, but succeeded to 3rd runner-up when the 3rd runner-up took the 2nd runner-up position. Ohio earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time. She finished in the 6th place and obtained the highest-scoring of the semifinalists. Later due to the other finalists were moved one place up she became the 4th runner-up. States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Arkansas, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Washington. Nebraska, South Carolina and Texas placed for the fifth consecutive year. Arkansas placed for the fourth consecutive year. Washington placed for the third consecutive year. Iowa, Maryland, Ohio and Utah made their second consecutive placement. California, Illinois and New York last placed in 1955. Nevada last placed in 1953. Massachusetts and West Virginia placed for the first time. Colorado breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 1955. Delegates The Miss USA 1957 delegates were: States Arkansas - Helen Garrott California - Peggy Jacobson Colorado - Mary Clapham Connecticut - Rosemary Galliotti Delaware - Patricia Ellingsworth Florida - Deanie Cates Georgia - Ruth Lycan Illinois - Marianne Gaba Indiana - Pat Dorsett Iowa - Judith Hall Louisiana - Earlyn Regouffre Maine - Roberta Aymie Maryland - Mary Leona Gage Massachusetts - Sandra Ramsey Michigan - Sharon Moore Minnesota - Mary Ford Missouri - Judith Murback Nebraska - Carolyn McGirr Nevada - Joan Adams New Hampshire - Lyla Moran New Jersey - Jeanne Lewis New Mexico - Patricia Stafford New York - Sanita Pelkey North Carolina - Peggy Ann Dennis North Dakota - Anne-Marit Studness Ohio - Kathryn Gabriel Oklahoma - Rose Mary Raab Oregon - Sonja Landsem Pennsylvania - Rosalie Culp Rhode Island - Myrna Altieri South Carolina - Jean Spotts South Dakota - Gay Marshall Tennessee - Patricia Prather Texas - Gloria Hunt Utah - Charlotte Sheffield Vermont - Marjorie Link Virginia - Patricia Bush Washington - Diana Schafer West Virginia - Ruth Parr Wisconsin - Natalie Lueck Wyoming - Marilyn Hawkins Cities Miami Beach, Florida - Faye Ray Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Barbara Miller St. Louis, Missouri - Carole Learn References External links Miss USA official website Detailed narrative of the 1957 Miss USA/Miss Universe pageant 1957 1957 in the United States 1957 beauty pageants 1957 in California